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188 total results for MICA( score: 50 )
69 results for MICA from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed Feb 12, 2025 | 1A | Mineral that shimmers | Philip Koski | Shortz |
Mon Feb 10, 2025 | 27D | Mineral with thin sheets | Emily Rourke | Shortz |
Sun Aug 25, 2024 | 10D | Flaky mineral (5) | John Kugelman | Fagliano |
Wed Jul 24, 2024 | 33D | Flaky rock (2) | Shaun Phillips | Fagliano |
Sun Jun 2, 2024 | 48D | Glam rock? | Luke K. Schreiber | Fagliano |
Wed Oct 11, 2023 | 39D | Sheet mineral (2) | Miranda Kany | Shortz |
Thu Nov 3, 2022 | 32D | Mineral whose name means "crumb" in Latin | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue Oct 4, 2022 | 40A | Shimmery mineral | Joe Deeney | Shortz |
Fri Sep 30, 2022 | 62A | Mineral used in drywall | David Karp | Shortz |
Sun Aug 28, 2022 | 33A | Natural source of glitter | Ori Brian | Shortz |
Mon Jul 6, 2020 | 6A | Mineral easily split into layers | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Sep 15, 2019 | 49D | Material found in countertops | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Thu Jun 7, 2018 | 23A | Material in sheets (2) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Fri Apr 6, 2018 | 55D | It's flaky (3) | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Tue Oct 17, 2017 | 1A | Flaky mineral (5) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Jun 25, 2017 | 6A | Flaky stuff (2) | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Tue Nov 22, 2016 | 16A | Mineral in layers | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Wed Aug 31, 2016 | 5D | Mineral used for insulation (2) | Ned White | Shortz |
Tue Mar 22, 2016 | 3D | Sheet rock? (2) | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sun Nov 22, 2015 | 109A | It makes flakes | Samuel A. Donaldson and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sun Oct 18, 2015 | 78A | Flaky stuff (2) | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Fri Sep 18, 2015 | 52A | It makes granite glint | Gareth Bain and Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Wed Aug 26, 2015 | 32A | Mineral in sheets (3) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Wed Sep 3, 2014 | 10A | Flaky mineral (5) | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sat Jul 26, 2014 | 9D | Material also known as cat-gold or glimmer | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Mon Dec 23, 2013 | 22A | Thin-layered mineral | Michael Blake and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon Oct 28, 2013 | 16A | Mineral in thin sheets | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Thu Nov 8, 2012 | 47A | It's flaky (3) | Damon J. Gulczynski | Shortz |
Mon Jul 30, 2012 | 1A | Translucent mineral in sheets | Rosemarie Dolan and Christopher Geach | Shortz |
Sat Mar 31, 2012 | 1A | Makeup of some insulating sheets | Scott Atkinson | Shortz |
Wed Oct 26, 2011 | 55D | Sheet mineral (2) | Milo Beckman | Shortz |
Sat May 8, 2010 | 26A | Isinglass (7) | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Thu Mar 18, 2010 | 63D | Mineral in sheets (3) | Daniel A. Finan | Shortz |
Tue Nov 18, 2008 | 28D | Flaky mineral (5) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Tue May 20, 2008 | 42D | Easily split mineral (2) | Billie Truitt | Shortz |
Wed Dec 26, 2007 | 32D | Easily split mineral (2) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Sun Nov 18, 2007 | 34A | Glinting flecks in granite | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Thu Nov 8, 2007 | 9A | Glass substitute | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Sat Jun 2, 2007 | 46D | Muscovite, for one | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Mon Oct 2, 2006 | 15A | Mineral in transparent sheets | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Wed Jul 19, 2006 | 21D | Mineral in sheets (3) | Alison Donald | Shortz |
Tue Apr 18, 2006 | 6D | Layered mineral | Pete Muller | Shortz |
Wed Mar 1, 2006 | 18A | Oven window material | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Sun Feb 19, 2006 | 114A | Popular insulator (2) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Jul 11, 2005 | 34D | Isinglass (7) | Janice M. Putney | Shortz |
Sat Dec 11, 2004 | 1A | Sheet rock? (2) | James E. Buell | Shortz |
Fri Jul 9, 2004 | 19A | It's flaky (3) | David Liben-Nowell | Shortz |
Fri Jun 20, 2003 | 16A | Mineral that glistens | Bob Peoples | Shortz |
Wed Feb 19, 2003 | 7D | Flexible mineral (2) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Mon Dec 9, 2002 | 47D | Flexible mineral (2) | Sarah Keller | Shortz |
Sun Sep 29, 2002 | 99A | Material in sheets (2) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Mon Sep 23, 2002 | 34D | Translucent mineral | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Aug 11, 2002 | 45D | It comes in sheets | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Apr 25, 2002 | 36A | Constituent of biotite | Lois Sidway | Shortz |
Sun Feb 24, 2002 | 113D | Mineral used for insulation (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Feb 25, 2001 | 112D | Flaky rock (2) | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Tue Feb 6, 2001 | 66A | Isinglass (7) | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Mon Jun 5, 2000 | 51D | Flaky mineral (5) | William A. Ballard | Shortz |
Tue Apr 18, 2000 | 52D | Easily split stuff | Myles Callum | Shortz |
Wed Jan 5, 2000 | 56A | Isinglass (7) | D. J. DeChristopher | Shortz |
Tue May 4, 1999 | 63A | Popular insulator (2) | Gayle Dean | Shortz |
Mon Jul 27, 1998 | 25D | Isinglass (7) | Steven Picus | Shortz |
Wed Jul 8, 1998 | 49A | Some sheets | Sam Bellotto Jr. | Shortz |
Mon Apr 6, 1998 | 50A | Isinglass (7) | Kenneth Witte | Shortz |
Sat Feb 14, 1998 | 38A | Vermiculite, essentially | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Thu Feb 22, 1996 | 1D | Foliate mineral | C. Deodene | Shortz |
Wed Apr 27, 1994 | 34A | Muscovite, e.g. | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Fri Mar 11, 1994 | 33D | See-through silicate | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
Thu Nov 25, 1993 | 35D | Isinglass (7) | Joy L. Wouk | Shortz |
3 results for MICA from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mar 17, 2013 | Diagramless | 34A | Easily split mineral | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Jul 9, 2000 | Other | 6A | Laminate mineral (4) | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Oct 17, 1999 | Cryptic | 26D | Mineral in Michigan and California (4) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
116 results for MICA from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Aug 17, 1993 | 1D | Isinglass | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Wed May 12, 1993 | 53D | Muscovite | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Tue Feb 16, 1993 | 66A | Isinglass | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Tue Oct 27, 1992 | 2D | Ala. product | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Fri Oct 9, 1992 | 8D | Layered mineral | Robert Zimmerman | Maleska |
Wed Jul 8, 1992 | 47D | Isinglass | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Dec 1, 1991 | 21A | Isinglass | Ralph G. Beaman | Maleska |
Thu Nov 21, 1991 | 63A | Muscovite | Ronald C. Hirschfeld | Maleska |
Tue Jul 2, 1991 | 1D | Biotite | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Tue Apr 30, 1991 | 1D | Layered mineral | Nancy W. Atkinson | Maleska |
Sun Oct 14, 1990 | 86A | Isinglass | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Thu Aug 2, 1990 | 41A | Isinglass | Don Groat | Maleska |
Wed May 30, 1990 | 54D | Isinglass | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Sat Jan 20, 1990 | 1D | Isinglass | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
Sun Oct 8, 1989 | 56A | Biotite | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sun Aug 27, 1989 | 54A | Muscovite | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Aug 20, 1989 | 105A | Muscovite | Edward Marchese | Maleska |
Fri Jul 14, 1989 | 3D | Insulating silicate | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Thu May 12, 1988 | 13A | Muscovite | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Sun Mar 27, 1988 | 90A | Isinglass | Brett A. Blaylock | Maleska |
Wed Jul 22, 1987 | 1A | Isinglass | James R. Burns | Maleska |
Fri Dec 12, 1986 | 44A | Fuchsite | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Nov 30, 1986 | 43A | Biotite | Harold B. Counts | Maleska |
Thu Jul 3, 1986 | 20A | Glassy mineral | Elaine George | Maleska |
Sun May 4, 1986 | 39D | Biotite | J. Samuel Smart | Maleska |
Thu Feb 13, 1986 | 1D | Transparent mineral | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Tue Feb 4, 1986 | 1A | Isinglass | Judith Perry | Maleska |
Thu Oct 24, 1985 | 21D | Muscovite | Dorothy Elliott | Maleska |
Sun Dec 9, 1984 | 31D | Sheetlike mineral | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Wed Oct 10, 1984 | 1A | Isinglass | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Sat Sep 8, 1984 | 16A | Biotite | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Fri Aug 24, 1984 | 53D | Muscovite, e.g. | William Coburn | Maleska |
Sat Jun 23, 1984 | 66A | Muscovite, e.g. | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Fri Mar 9, 1984 | 15D | Silicate | William Canine | Maleska |
Tue Nov 8, 1983 | 3D | Isinglass | Warren W. Reich | Maleska |
Tue Sep 13, 1983 | 57D | Isinglass | Whitten | Maleska |
Sun Aug 21, 1983 | 105A | Isinglass | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sat Jul 9, 1983 | 1A | Mineral resistant to electricity | William Jarvis | Maleska |
Sat Apr 23, 1983 | 12A | Mineral used in insulation | Peter Swift | Maleska |
Thu Feb 10, 1983 | 6D | Isinglass | Greene | Maleska |
Fri Feb 4, 1983 | 16A | Dynamite ingredient | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Thu Feb 25, 1982 | 5A | Biotite, e.g. | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Thu Dec 31, 1981 | 59D | Silicate | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Wed Nov 25, 1981 | 29D | Isinglass | Elio Desiderio | Maleska |
Tue Nov 10, 1981 | 1A | Isinglass | Kay Sullivan | Maleska |
Fri Oct 16, 1981 | 7D | Silicate | William Canine | Maleska |
Sun Mar 8, 1981 | 30A | Biotite | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Thu Feb 5, 1981 | 42A | Isinglass | Nikki Tenfelde | Maleska |
Sun Jan 18, 1981 | 92D | Fuchsite, e.g. | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Mon Dec 1, 1980 | 9A | Heat-resistant mineral | Herb L. Risteen | Maleska |
Wed Aug 20, 1980 | 35A | Isinglass | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Sun Aug 3, 1980 | 48D | Glistening mineral | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Mon Jun 23, 1980 | 1A | Isinglass | Raymond F. Eisner | Maleska |
Sun Jan 6, 1980 | 71D | Isinglass | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Sat Sep 8, 1979 | 24D | Isinglass | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat May 26, 1979 | 6A | Isinglass | Kathryn Righter | Maleska |
Fri Dec 29, 1978 | 61A | Isinglass | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
Sat Dec 16, 1978 | 34D | Biotite, e.g. | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Wed May 17, 1978 | 51D | Isinglass | Nancy Schuster | Maleska |
Sat Aug 27, 1977 | 10D | Isinglass | Ann Jenkins | Maleska |
Thu May 12, 1977 | 1A | Isinglass | Bert Beaman | Maleska |
Sun Sep 26, 1976 | 115D | Isinglass | Jordan S. Lasher | Weng |
Fri Nov 8, 1974 | 5D | Silicate | James Barrick | Weng |
Mon Sep 30, 1974 | 25A | Isinglass | Joseph McLaughlin | Weng |
Mon Jan 28, 1974 | 53D | Mineral | Harriet Gilson Rosenberg | Weng |
Thu Jan 4, 1973 | 46D | Isinglass | Unknown | Weng |
Thu May 4, 1972 | 55D | Silicate | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Apr 5, 1972 | 1D | Isinglass | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Dec 28, 1971 | 18D | Mineral | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Nov 10, 1970 | 47D | Transparent mineral | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Nov 5, 1970 | 17A | Isinglass | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Sep 21, 1970 | 16A | Isinglass | Unknown | Weng |
Thu Apr 9, 1970 | 1A | Isinglass | Unknown | Weng |
Mon Jun 23, 1969 | 3D | Isinglass. | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Dec 17, 1968 | 3D | Isinglass. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 27, 1967 | 7D | Isinglass. | Sara V. Tuckerman | Farrar |
Mon Mar 13, 1967 | 11D | Isinglass. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Thu Nov 17, 1966 | 59D | Mineral. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Apr 27, 1966 | 66A | Mineral silicate. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 14, 1965 | 6D | Biotite. | Christine R. Valence | Farrar |
Fri Apr 2, 1965 | 42A | Heat-resistant mineral. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Mar 2, 1964 | 1D | Silicate. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jul 28, 1963 | 44D | Mineral. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Tue Feb 5, 1963 | 7D | Silicate. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Fri Feb 1, 1963 | 1D | Isinglass. | Alda F. Zimpel | Farrar |
Thu Jul 5, 1962 | 1A | Mineral. | Robert O'Malley | Farrar |
Mon Apr 30, 1962 | 1D | Translucent mineral. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Mon Mar 19, 1962 | 14A | Mineral in layers. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Oct 9, 1961 | 9D | Translucent mineral. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 25, 1961 | 26D | Silicate. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 8, 1961 | 58D | Isinglass. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Dec 15, 1960 | 19A | Mineral in thin layers. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Aug 25, 1960 | 17A | A silicate. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 24, 1959 | 55D | Transparent mineral. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 17, 1959 | 38D | Muscovite. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Wed Aug 6, 1958 | 57A | Mineral silicate. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sun Apr 13, 1958 | 36A | Isinglass. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Mon Apr 22, 1957 | 49D | Mineral resistant to heat. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Thu Apr 11, 1957 | 21A | Isinglass. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Sat Aug 4, 1956 | 4D | A complex silicate. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Mon Mar 19, 1956 | 49D | Isinglass. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Tue Aug 2, 1955 | 37A | Mineral in thin layers. | Samuel K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Sun Mar 6, 1955 | 97A | Silicate. | Maura Jacobson | Farrar |
Thu Mar 3, 1955 | 16A | Isinglass. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Wed Dec 22, 1954 | 16A | Mineral. | Helen Smathers | Farrar |
Sun Mar 28, 1954 | 30A | Constituent of igneous rocks. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Sun Dec 21, 1952 | 95D | A mineral. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Jun 15, 1952 | 10A | What isinglass is. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Sat May 10, 1952 | 40D | Mineral that separates into thin sheets. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 12, 1952 | 55D | Isinglass. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 3, 1951 | 107A | Silicate. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Sat Nov 4, 1950 | 25A | Transparent silicate. | Elizabeth Patterson | Farrar |
Sun Jun 25, 1944 | 77D | Isinglass. | Jonathan Cross | Farrar |
Sun Sep 12, 1943 | 132A | Mineral. | Alexis P. Boodberg | Farrar |
Sun Sep 5, 1943 | 96A | Transparent mineral. | J. C. Doesburg | Farrar |
Sun Jun 28, 1942 | 75A | Glasslike mineral. | Louis Shields | Farrar |